211 United Way – Call 211 or (888) 865-9903
Assistance with food banks, affordable housing, health resources, child care, after-school programs, elderly care, financial literacy, job training programs
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 988 (Available 24/7)
Call4Calm Emotional Support Line – Text “TALK” to 552020 (Available 24/7)
Rosecrance – (888) 928-5278 / Fax (815) 332-6090
Mental health screening, Individual and family counseling, Counseling services in the school setting
Family Peace Center – (779) 348-7600
Multi-agency providing services to victims of interpersonal violence
Partners with RSAC, Remedies, Carrie Lynn Children’s Center, Children’s Safe Harbor, NIU College of Law Civil Justice Clinic, RAASE, Rockford PD, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, State’s Attorney’s Office, YSN
RSAC Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling– (815) 636-9811
24/7 sexual assault crisis hotline, Crisis intervention, medical & legal advocacy, therapy, prevention education
Students have the right to 8 confidential counseling sessions, counselor can come to Auburn
www.rockfordsexualassaultcounseling.org, www.loveisrespect.org, www.rainn.org
Remedies – (815) 962-6102
24/7 domestic violence hotline and free services to survivors of DV
(815) 962 0871 addiction/treatment
Teen Dating Violence Support Group Wednesdays @ 4:30pm, Fridays @ 3:30pm
- to sign up email cmagallon@remediesrenewinglives.org, parent consent not needed
- students can see counselor 8 sessions in school before parent contact
Youth Services Network (YSN) – (815) 986-1947
Youth Bridge Emergency shelter, Runaway services, domestic abuse victim services
Voluntary in-home family services for founded DCFS cases, Truancy intervention
MELD - Teresa Lynch - tlynch@ysnkids.com
Family Counseling Services – (815) 962-5585
School interventions i.e. truancy, behavior, academic failure, bullying, difficulty making friends, Blended families support
Accepts Aetna Better Health, BCBS, Cigna, Medicare, Youth Care, Meridian, Molina
KP Counseling – (779) 368-0060
Individual, family, and adolescent counseling
School Assistance Services (i.e. grief services, bully education, character building)
Grief support services for schools
Brooke Road Community Center – (815) 323-0573
Partnered with Family Counseling Services to provide free counseling services for people aged 3-21
Bi-weekly art therapy for teens
Free Infant and early childhood mental health programs for young parents
SASS Services – (800) 345-9049
Emergency mental health and suicidal crisis assessment
DCFS – (800) 25-ABUSE
Reporting child abuse (verbal, physical, sexual, financial, mental), and neglect
Emergency Shelter
single Point of Entry (844) 710-6919
YSN Crisis Hotline (815) 986-1953
BRIDGE (YSN) youth males 14-18 (815) 965-1234
MELD youth females (not just for parenting or expecting teens (815) 963-3369
Youth Trauma Clinic – (815) 986-1953
107 N. 3rd St. Rockford, IL / YTC@ysnkids.com / Walk-in hours 8am-4pm M-F
Walk-in clinic providing counseling and case management to youth ages 0-21
Free services to those who have encountered trauma
Supports started within 24 hours of first contact
Assistance with clothing, housing, transportation
OSF Strive Trauma Recovery Center – (815) 227-2688
5666 E. State St. Rockford, IL / TRCreferral@osfhealthcare.org
Residents of Winnebago county age 14 and older receive free services
Victims/witnesses of violent crime experiencing PTS can receive therapy, case management, advocacy, tele-psychiatry, assistance with legal issues, filing OP’s
Elevate - Workforce Connection – (815) 847-7576
303 N Main St, Rockford, IL / bhenderson@theworkforceconnection.org / Application
Courtney Geiger / (815) 987-6226 / Cgeiger@theWorkforceConnection.org
Case management and counseling for at-risk youth ages 16-24
Connection to GED classes, funding of job training (CNA, CDL, CNC machine operation, welding), tutoring, transportation, career readiness classes, paid work experiences, coaching
Youth Grief Support Group – healinghearts815@gmail.com
Holy Family Catholic Church 4401 Highcrest Rd. Rockford, IL / Elizabeth Hand
Non-denominational grief group meets 4-5pm the first Sunday of every month
Open to students grades 6 and up, email for more info
Releve Counseling – (815) 708-9068
BCBS, United Behavioral Health, Molina
Aunt Martha’s @ Swedish American – (877) 692-8686
Medicaid, Medicare, any PPO
Resilience Counseling – (779) 970-8372
Multiplan, BCBS, Cigna, HFN, Medicaid, Medicare, Illinicare, Aetna Better Health, United Behavioral
Riverside Counseling – (815) 201-2687
BCBS Community, BCBS PPO, Cigna, Mercy Care, Molina, Quartz, Tri-Care, UMR, United Behavioral Health
Clarity Counseling – (815) 520-2303
Aetna, The Alliance, Allied, BCBS, Beacon, Cigna, Curalinc, EFR, Health Alliance, Humana, Medicaid, Medicare,
Meridian, Molina, Optum, Priority Health, TriCare, United Behavioral Health
Stepping Stones of Rockford – (815) 963-0683
Outpatient Counseling Center, Residential treatment centers, assessment, medication management, case
management, individual and family supportive counseling
UOI - Illinois Extension – https://eat-move-save.extension.illinois.edu/#find-food-il
Use the Find Food IL map to find places in your community offering free food or meals.
You can also find stores and markets that accept SNAP/LINK or WIC coupons.
RPS Family & Community Engagement – https://sites.google.com/rps205.com/staff-portal-family-and-commun/community-resources
This community resource workbook is a collective effort with RPS staff and many of our community partners.